"e;A straightforward, accessible, and often hilarious overview of our financial and economic systems."e; -Publishers WeeklyMan vs. Markets by Paddy Hirsch of NPR's Marketplace is economics explained, pure and simple, for the layperson who wouldn't know a bond from an option and who believes that a "e;future"e; is when we'll all have flying cars. Here is an illuminating, insightful, and wonderfully witty journey of discovery through the often-confusing financial markets, offering clear, relatable-but never simplistic-explanations and definitions of the system's various instruments. Man vs. Markets is a must-read handbook for everyday investors, students of finance and economics, and everyone who wants to understand what they're reading in the business section."e;An excellent primer for anyone who needs to know how markets really work and why they sometimes don't."e; -Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor and author of Saving Capitalism